List of BDO ranked tournaments

The British Darts Organisation organise many darts tournaments each year including Major titles such as the Lakeside World Professional Championship and the Winmau World Masters. The Tournaments listed below are recognised BDO ranking events for the BDO Invitational Table point allocation system [1] that determines players qualification for its Major tournament finals the BDO's own tournaments are in bold.

Tournament levels and points allocation

The BDO Invitational Table relates only to registered playing members of the BDO, who comply with BDO and World Darts Federation (WDF) eligibility rules including terms and conditions of the 1997 Tomlin Order. The BDO awards points depending on player's performances within each of its events. Twenty-seven points are awarded to the champion of each its three Major Events – The Lakeside World Professional Championship, The Bavaria World Darts Trophy and the Winmau World Masters. Lower points are awarded for each round of the tournament reached. Other events are placed into Category A+, A, B, C and D based on the prize-pool and number of payouts, with points for placings slowly decreasing.[2] Only the best 12 placings are added for the players ranking that define seedings and qualification for events it stages. The BDO Invitational rankings sees the points wiped after the seedings for the World Championship are decided from the following 94 tournaments:

  • The three BDO Major tournaments.
  • The six BDO Category A+ tournaments.
  • The ten BDO Category A tournaments.
  • The nine BDO Category B tournaments.
  • The fourteen BDO Category C tournaments.
  • The forty eight BDO Category D tournaments.
  • The four BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments.

Ranking method

Since the formation of the BDO rankings in 1974 the method used to calculate a player's ranking points has changed several times.

Current points distribution

Points are currently awarded as follows:

Tournament categoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128
BDO Major tournaments49423528211474
BDO Category A+ tournaments49423528211474
BDO Category A tournaments3530252015105
BDO Category B tournaments2420161284
BDO Category C tournaments18151296
BDO Category D tournaments14121086
BDO Special Qualifiers tournaments1086

Current tournament categories

Majors
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO World Darts Championship England London Indigo at The O2 1978 128 Wayne Warren £300,000
World Masters England Bridlington Bridlington Spa 1974 128 John O'Shea £60,000
BDO World Trophy Wales Blackburn [[King George's Hall] (Blackburn)|] 2014 128 Jim Williams £38,000

Category A+
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Dutch Open Netherlands Assen De Bonte Wever 1973 128 Ross Montgomery €33.350
England Classic [3] England Selsey Bunn Leisure Holiday Centre 2009 32 Wesley Harms £9,300
England Open England Host location Host venue 1995 64 Jim Williams £15,400
Isle of Man Open Isle of Man Douglas Villa Marina Complex, Central Promenade, 1986 64 Scott Waites £10,320
Welsh Open Wales Host location Host venue 1986 64 Martijn Kleermaker €6,300

Category A
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO British Classic Great Britain Bridlington The Spa Bridlington 1997 32 Dennie Olde Kalter £7,600
BDO British Open England Bridlington The Spa Bridlington 1975 64 Wesley Harms £12,400
BDO International Open Great Britain Llanelli Gateway Resort 2008 32 Jim Williams £7,600
Belgium Open Belgium Antwerp Royal Yacht Club of Belgium 1982 64 Glen Durrant €8,500
Denmark Open Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 1974 64 Wesley Harms DKK 70,200
German Open Germany Bochum Städtische Sporthalle Harpener Heide 1986 128 Mario Vandenbogaerde €6,300
Scottish Open Scotland Renfrew Normandy Cosmopolitan Hotel 1995 64 Jim Williams £12,400
Swedish Open[4] Sweden Malmö Scandic Hotel 1969 32 Dennis Nilsson SEK 82,500
Turkish Open Turkey Antalya (host city changes) Limak Limra Hotel (host venue changes) 2009 32 Mark McGeeney €9,330
Czech Open Czechia Prague OREA Pyramida Hotel 1999 32 Ross Montgomery GBP 7,000

Slovak Open

Category B
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Antwerp Open Belgium Antwerp Royal Yacht Club of Belgium 1988 64 Wouter Vaes €6,540
Australian Grand Masters Australia Canberra Canberra Labour Club 1983 32 Peter Machin A$9,600
Australian Masters Australia Geelong Geelong Darts Association Club 1979 32 Damon Heta A$9,300
Denmark Masters Denmark Esbjerg Granly Hockey Arena 2014 32 Brian Raman DKK 50,200
German Masters Germany Bochum Dart Sport Club 2014 64 Brian Dawson €6,300
Scottish Classic Scotland 2014 64 Robert Douthwaite £5,020

Category C
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
Catalonia Open Spain Barcelona Old Factory Llobet Gurí, Calella 2011 32 Niels Heinsø €4,000
England National Championships England Selsey Host venue 2003 32 Scott Mitchell £4,140
England Masters England Selsey Host venue 1973 64 Jim Williams £4,640
French Open France Gérardmer 1989 32 Jim Williams €6,580
Finnish Open Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 1981 32 Boris Koltsov €4,700
Japan Open[5] Japan Tokyo Ota Ku Sangyo Plaza PIO 2005 32 Hiroshi Tanji YEN 660,000
Luxembourg Open Luxembourg Clervaux Hall Polyvalent 2010 32 Roger Janssen €4,670
Northern Ireland Open Northern Ireland Newry Bellini's 2003 64 Jim Williams £18,500
Polish Open Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2010 64 Carl Wilkinson PLN 16,000
Romanian Classic [6] Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2014 32 John Michael €5,750
Romanian Open [7] Romania Bucharest Intercontinental Hotel 2010 32 Dave Parletti €5,750
Swiss Open [8] Switzerland Lausen MZH Stutz, Stutzstrasse 11 1984 32 Michael Unterbuchner CHF 6,880

Category D
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
ADO Shoot for the Moon USA 2010 32 Larry Butler Unknown
ADO Syracuse Open USA 2010 32 Leonard Gates Unknown
ADO White Mountain Shootout USA 2010 32 Leonard Gates Unknown
Auckland Open New Zealand Auckland 2011 32 Mark McGrath Unknown
Austrian Open[9] Austria Vienna Hotel am Wienerberg 2009 32 Roger Janssen €1,440
Baltic Cup Open Estonia Pärnu Villa Andropoff 2009 32 Matt Dickinson Unknown
Bob Jones Memorial Canada Trenton Astra Lounge 1995 32 Dave Cameron C$1,920
Canadian Open[10] Canada TBA TBA 1985 32 Nick Smith C$5,300
Camellia Classic USA Sacramento Crowne Plaza Hotel 2005 32 Chris White $20,000
Canterbury Open New Zealand Christchurch Cashmere Club 2009 32 Mark McGrath Unknown
Central Coast Australian Classic Australia City of Gosford Central Coast Leagues Club 2003 32 Raymond Smith A$7,690
Cleveland Darts Extraveganza USA Sacramento Sheraton Hotel 2005 32 Jim Widmayer $15,000
Colorado Open USA Denver Doubletree 2005 32 Leonard Gates $20,000
Estonia Open Estonia Tallinn Hotel Dzingel 2007 32 Aleksandr Oreshkin €2,200
FCD Anniversary Open Spain Calella The Old Factory 2015 32 Kay Smeets €2,340
Finnish Classic Finland Helsinki SOKOS Hotel 2014 32 Andreas Harrysson €2,000
Greater Vancouver Open Canada Richmond, British Columbia Sheraton Hotel 2010 32 David Fatum C$2,800
Golden Nugget Classic Australia 2014 32 Rob Modra A$
Halifax Open[11] Canada Halifax, Nova Scotia Bedford Legion Club 1973 32 Kiley Edmunds C$6990
Hong Kong Open Hong Kong Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre 1989 32 Kai Fan Leung HKD 26,000
Hungarian Open[12] Hungary Budapest Goya Eto Park Élményközpont 1999 32 Benjamin Pratnemer €1,950
Iceland Open Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Dartclub, 2005 32 Dennis Watt ISK 125,000
Italian Grand Masters Italy Bologna Grand Hotel Bologna 2010 32 Wesley Harms €2,400
Japan Masters Japan Tokyo 2014 32 Seigo Asada YEN 660,000
Klondike Open Canada Edmonton Sands Hotel 1958 32 Kiley Edmunds C$13,000
Las Vegas Open USA Las Vegas Tuscany Casino 2000 64 Robbie Phillips $30,000
Latvia Open Latvia Riga Belle Vue Park Hotel 2006 32 Darius Labanauskas €2,400
Lithuania Open Lithuania Trakai Trasalis Trakai Resort & Spa 2009 32 Darius Labanauskas €900
Malaysian Open Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Phoenix Ballroom, Pearl International Hotel 2001 64 Christian Perez MYR 40,000
Malta Open Malta Saint Pauls Bay Topaz Hotel 1986 32 John Michael €2,050
Music City Open Canada 2012 32 Danny Lauby-jnr
Newfoundland Labrador Spring Open Canada 2013 32 Dave Cameron
New Zealand Masters New Zealand Porirua 1992 32 Cody Harris NZD5,700
New Zealand Open[13] New Zealand Wainuiomata 1983 32 Tahuna Irwin
NZDC North Island Masters New Zealand Hastings 2009 32 Darren Herewini Unknown
Pennsylvania Open USA 2015 32 Jim Widmayer A$9,600
Police Masters Poland Police Hotel Dobosz 2011 64 Kay Smeets PLN 16,000
Quebec Open Canada Quebec Best Western Hotel 2005 32 Ross Snook C$7,500
Riga Open Latvia Riga Bellevue Hotel 2012 32 Darius Labanauskas €1,200
NZDC South Island Masters New Zealand 2013 32 Peter Hunt
Saint John Port City Open Canada Saint John 2015 32 Jeff Smith €1,200
Ted Clements Open New Zealand Levin 2009 32 Mark Cleaver A$9,300
Torremolinos Open Spain Torremolinos 1992 32 Adrian Frim £2,080
USA Darts Classic USA Stamford, Connecticut Stamford Marriott Hotel 2004 32 Larry Butler $20,000
Victoria Easter Classic Australia Geelong White Eagle House 2015 32 Harley Kemp A$3,100
Virginia Beach Dart Classic USA Virginia Beach, Virginia Wyndham Virginia Beach 1986 32 Larry Butler $37,120
West Coast Classic Australia Belmont, Perth Belmont Sport and Recreation Club 2005 32 Dennis Parr
Whyalla Open Australia Whyalla 1986 32 Dan Chapman A$16,000

BDO Special Qualifiers
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO European Grand Slam Qualifiers Great Britain 128
BDO Grand Slam Qualifiers Great Britain 128
BDO World Championship Qualifiers Great Britain 128
BICC Inter-County Championship Great Britain 128

BDO other tournaments
Tournament Country Current or last location Current or last venue Founded Draw Defending champion Prize money
BDO Gold Cup England Host location Host venue 1974 64 Brian Dawson Unknown
British Pentathlon Great Britain 1976 64 Jamie Hughes £4,500

Former ranked tournaments
Tournament Country Final location Final venue Founded Draw Final champion Prize money
Autumn Gold Cider Masters Great Britain 1984–1987 32 John Lowe
British Matchplay (former Major) Great Britain 1976–1983 128 Terry O'Dea
British Professional Championship (former Major) Great Britain 1981–1988 128 Jocky Wilson
Bullseye Darts Championship Great Britain 1979–1981 128 Jocky Wilson
Butlins Grand Masters (former Major) Great Britain 1979–1981 128 Jocky Wilson
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Open USA 2012–2014 64 Leonard Gates
Double Diamond Masters Great Britain 1982–1987 32 Reg Harding
Greek Open Greece 2006–2014 32 John Michael
European Masters Great Britain Frimley Green, Surrey Lakeside 1995 Mike Gregory
International Darts League (former Major) Netherlands Nijmegen Triavium 2003–2007 128 Gary Anderson
Marlborough Masters Great Britain 1974–? 32 David Jones
New South Wales Open Australia 2014–? 32 Eddy Sims
Tops of Ghent Belgium 2011–2014 32 Scott Mitchell
Van Diemen Classic Belgium 2014–? 32 Peter Machin
Finder Darts Masters (former Major) Netherlands Egmond aan Zee Zuiderduin Hotel 1995-2018 32 Glen Durrant €33,500
World Darts Trophy (former Major) Netherlands Utrecht Vechtsebanen 2002–2007 128 Gary Anderson
MFI World Matchplay (former Major) Great Britain Basildon Festival Hall 1984–1988 128 Eric Bristow
Wales Classic Wales Host location Host venue 2004–2013 128 James Wilson
Wales Masters Wales Host location Host venue 2006–2010 128 Tony West
Hal Open Netherlands 2010-2017 64 Mark McGeeney €9,500
Hal Masters Netherlands Venray Evenementenhal Venray 2015-2017 64 Kyle McKinstry €9,500
Jersey Classic Jersey 2012-2017 128 Dave Parletti £5,000
Jersey Open Jersey 2012-2017 64 Scott Waites £5,000
Muensterland Trophy Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014-2015 32 Ryan de Vreede €8,300
Muensterland Classic Germany Gelsenkirchen Forum Gesamtschule Berger Feld 2014-2015 32 Fabian Roosenbrand €8,300

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